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Friday, March 22, 2013

Wisconsin’s worst of fears were confirmed on Friday afternoon when
Ole Miss pulled the cliche-but-common 12/5 upset in a dramatic 57-46 win
over the Badgers.

The Badgers uncharacteristically lost the turnover battle, 11-to-9, and shot an atrocious 25.4 percent from the field.

Many felt Ole Miss was a borderline tournament team and the most
publicized player in this year’s Big Dance has unfortunately been the
polarizing Marshall Henderson who willed himself to be the top-scorer
with the an inefficient 19 points on 6-of-21 shooting.

Considering the way the Badgers performed, it’s not farfetched to say it was the worst tournament loss of the Bo Ryan era, but one dark day shouldn’t define what Wisconsin did in 2012-13.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Wisconsin Badgers forward Ryan Evans had the game of
his life while leading the Badgers with 16 points, eight rebounds, four
assists and four blocks in a 68-57 win over the top-seeded Indiana
Hoosiers.

The Badgers had an underwhelming end to the regular season with a
home loss to Purdue and a needed buzzer-beater to fend off lowly Penn
State. Yet, they’ve taken the United Center by storm and are one win
away from winning the Big Ten Tournament in a year the conference reigns over the college basketball world.

After beating Indiana for the 12th straight time and holding the Hoosiers to a season-low 56 points, Wisconsin’s head coach Bo Ryan said it best:

“There are just things in this game where no matter how you try to explain them, they defy explanation or reason.”

Sunday, March 10, 2013

At
the end of a tough non-conference schedule, pundits and fans alike
speculated that there was no way Bo Ryan could take a Wisconsin Badgers
team without their starting point guard and contend for a Big Ten Title.

The
Badgers were throttled at Florida (74-56 loss), picked apart by
Creighton (84-74 loss), shocked by Virginia at home (60-54) and
embarrassed by in-state rival Marquette (60-50 loss).

Not exactly the ideal way to go in to play in the best conference in America.

And
now at the conclusion of their Big Ten slate and a 12-6 conference
record, we've learned what everyone should have already known.

Saturday, March 2, 2013

The Baltimore Ravens initiated an earthquake on Friday night when they made their 28 year old quarterback Joe Flacco the highest paid player in the NFL. Flacco, the reigning Super Bowl MVP, is set to make a staggering $120.6 million over six years.

Intuition would say that Flacco is the happiest man in the league, but in reality, that’s just not true.Green BayPackers front-man Aaron Rodgers is considered by most the best player in the league
and just happens to be up for a contract extension this upcoming
season. Rodgers currently is the 13th highest paid player at his
position at 12.7 million per year.

Can’t you just picture Rodgers walking by PackersGeneral Manager Ted Thompson with that sparkle in his eye?